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LIQUID FUEL.

An ingenious apparatus has come into
use for burning liquid fuel. 1t consist
mainly of a chamber of suitable size,
closed at the sides, top and bottom, and
having an opening near the top on Il
side through which the products of com
bustion may escape, and suitable draught
openings to supply air. Within the
range or chamber is a series of inclined
plates or shelves, over which the liquid
to be burned is allowed to flow, falling
from one to another until it reaches the
bottom or is consumed. When it IS de-
sired to heat water. passages are pro
vided through which the water is allow
ed to pass and be heated. The apparat-
us enables liquid fluid to be used at a
cost much below that of coal or wood,
and the fire is. of course, readily managed
and regulated. TO build a fire it is only
necessary to turn a faucet and thrust a
match into the fireplace, and to extin-
guish the fire the faucet is turned OFT.
The heat is regular, and may be increased
or decreased at will. Of course there is
no ashes nor dirt, and, as the combust-
ion is complete, there is no odor and
but little smoke, The petroleum Is
mixed with twenty per cent. of water.
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the Face.

know something much better than
painting for preserving a youthful APP
pearance in the face. 1t is very simple,
and was suggested by the massage treat
ment for removing superfluous flesh. In
this case the object is, in a measure, to
restore wasted flesh, or rather to prevent
waste. Wrinkles, the surest mark of
advancing age and the hardest to eradi-
cate or conceal, are due to the gradual
wearing away of flesh underneath the
cuticle. Why does it wear away? Be-
cause the facial muscles have either too
little or the wrong kino>of exercise. 1t
will be observed that wrinkles usually
take a downward course. This is due
to the wrong kind of exercise. What
exercised Why, the washing and wiping
of the face, to be sure. Not that / am
going to advocate the discontinuance
of this salutary and wholesome exercise;
/ simply suggest q change in the meth
cd. Instead of rubbing the face down
in washing and wiping, always rub up
ward. This will have effect of counter
acting the influence of the flesh to de-
part from under the cuticle, and will
keep the face free from wrinkles. IN. =.
Letter.
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Going Barefoot.

C ildren who arc allowed to go bare
foot, says the Lancet, enjoy almost per
feet immunity from the danger of cold by
accidental chilling of the feet; and they
are altogether healthier and happier than
those who, in obedience to the usages OF
social life, have their lower cxtremitles
permanently invaded. and, so to say,
carefully swathed and put away in rigid
cases. AS regards the poorer classes OF
children there can be no sort of doubt
in the mind of any one that it is incom-
parably better that they should go bare
footed than wear boots that let IN the
wet and stockings that are nearly always
damp and foul.
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stone,caH Jacksoa,s Wag.

1t was customary for the corps OF cad
cts to devote several weeks each spring
to artillery drill, General jackson COM
handing the battalion. Webad afour-gun
battery the carriages and caissons were
trim and light; the pieces six pound CAL
ibre. The cadets managed them by hand
with ease and dexterity. At n of the
drills a cadet whose name | forbear to
mention, became offended at, Major Jack
son. and when he thought he was unob-
served, the Majors back being turned
toward him, he threw a brickbat at him
with all his strength. The Major did not
notice the cowardly act. The next
morning, when Major jackson was com,
inc to his class room, he had to pass
Immediately under the windows OF the
barracks. This same cadet sought to
crafty his base, cowardly nature by
throwing,a brickbat down upon him flom
The window Of a room on the fourth
stoop.
Aoain he failed to notice the act,
although the brick came near striking
him. He passed IN without looking up.
of course such conduct was condem-
ned BY the cadets, some Of whom were
cognizant of both acts. At last the pro
fessors heard of it, and one asked Major
Jackson why he did not seek to discover
the miscreant and report him. He re-
plied: ssThe. truth is, ! do not want e
know that We had such Q coward In tht
corps of cadets"
He was proud of the corps OF cadets
and sought by precept and example te
impress the very humblest with 2 hlgl
sense Of honor ana true courage. -S9as'a
era Bi0oaac.
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What Might Haze Been.

Prof. Claypo!c tinls that Niagara
river would probably never have existed,
and that the drainage of the four upper
Great Lakes would have flowed past
Chicago into the Mississippi
L. If the ground at Black Rock Mag
ara River had been twenty-five feet
higher when the river began to flow.
2. If the ridge behind Chicago had
been lower by the same amount.
8. If the Silurian escarpment at
Queenstown Niagara River had been
as high as it is at present.
4. If the re-elevation of the land after
the ice age had been more rapid.
5. If the ice-dam at Mackinaw had
melted before that to the north and east
of the lakes.
If any IF these cases had occurred it
is very probable that the water now
flowing through Niagara gorge would
have found its way through Illinois to
the Mississippi.
If such a reversal of the relationships
of Buffalo and Chicago had really taken
place, not to mention the altered con.
ditions of the great cities lining the
lakes, it would be difficult to predict
the effect. The great commercial inter.
ests must hive been developed along
other lines and the vast highways Of
traffic and Communication would have
taken cntirsy different directions
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He Had Ie.

An elaborate feast Of beef, buttermiIk
and potatoes was placed before him but
he waved ii away with kingly gesture.
IA boiled whiting, if You please, with
cream sauce, some garden house peas
with 3 little butter, Q shrimp salad, tee
ana toast and some stewed prunes.n
ssWhato said she you tramp er-'
excuse, me madam, my physician has
Immersed upon me the necessity q
cschewing all aluminous articles from my
diet. / have Bright's disease.-Dstrest
Hrss Evsss.
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The Rapidly of Progress Toward Health,

The Rapidly of Progress Toward Health
Even when a goo | r. medy for disease is Sc
lected, de. ends in som, measure upon the
manner in whic Ill it is taken. Irregular, inter
rupted doses can afford no fair test OF the eff
canv Of any medicine, however salutary.
Taken in proper doses at prescribed intervals
a reliable curative viii effect the object of its
use. Among remedies. which, systematically
and ~rersiste 1tly us d, accomplish thoroaga
of eriodic disease, Hostetter,'s stomach Bit.
tiers ranks specially hi h. In cases of dy spep-
sia, deb lity,. rheumatism fe sHs -; and anav ag spd
h,ajder, const patio and other organic mala-
dies. it is a tried remedy, towhjch the medical
brotherhood have lent heir professIoal sane,
ton, and which, as a tonic, a teratlve anu
ach, liver n bowels, has an unbounded
popularity.
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~ R1saaed FngnfEtarttM.

.tAre you ready to pay your four
weeks, board bat2" the landlady asked
.LigIathead.
MADAM, i he replied, severely,
n4houah myaane Is William, ] object
ii any one sHniliarls calling me Bill
md III SLAPPED bis lat On his head, and
svas out offhe dor and got away for
thai ID before she recovered from her
asfonihment.-NeD Y0rk Saas
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Uses of Wafer

Hot water is the best thing that can
be used to heal o sprain or bruise. The
wounded part should be placed in water
as hot as can be borne for fifteen or
twenty minutes, and in all ordinary cases
the pain will gradually disappear. Hot
water applied by means Of cloths is a
sovereign remedy for neuralgia or pleu-
risy pains. For burns or scalds apply
cloths well saturated with cool a UNI wa
ter, keeping the injured parts coverS5
from the air.-American analyst.
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..ueli6I,, we heard ono man saw to another,

ssHelio!' we heard ore man say to another,
the other day. Il didn't know you at first,
whyl YOU look ten years younger than You did
when | saw YOU last II feel ten years
youn err was the reply; You know used to
be under the weather all h9time, and gave un
had consumption. was terribly weak. had
night-sweats, cough, no appetite, and lost
flesh. / saw Ir. Pierce Colder Me ilcal
do no harm il It did no good. 1t has cured me.
lam q new man because I am a we'll one."
trFN
A person gets in. some telling work When
giving away a secret.
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THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
nandrnE.

Dandruf is common complaint o.
late, and n that it seems troublesome
to eradicate. The mixture given below
has been known to remove the persistent
trouble. when other means have failed
Take one-half ounce of carbonate of pot.
ash, and one ounce of alcohol; add suf-
ieient water to bring the mixture up tc
eight ounces, and use a little at a time,
rubbing we'll into the scalp until it form
a lather. Health and Home.
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me Enat Advertised.

Mrs. Minks oh such i lucky acct
dent happened to-day
Mr.. Mink (suspiciouslD-"Might
few accidents that happen to US are
lucky.
"You know that Girl ! engaged yester-
day2"
ss0f course; Well2,
stWeI, to-day SIP started the kitchen
fire with kerosene md blew the kitchen
roof of. Why, yoaa could hear it for
three squares
.tGreat Cae sarFp
eyes, isn't it lakyl That Mrs. Up
tart won't wondc1 if we keep a girl
now n-0maHa Forfd.
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Fashion Notes.

Fashion Notes.
Pewter gray is among the fashionable
shades of the season.
Chased silver forms the heads of some
of the newest bonnet pins.
Black velvet basques may be fashiona-
bly, worn with either black or white lacs
skirts.
French ladies wear entire suits of
cloth, dress, bonnet and muf, for morn-
ing promenades.
The long sealskin dolman seems to be
gradually taking the place of the i'alf-
long cloaks SO long worn.
Corduroy is very stylish for street cos :
tunes, but its heavy appearance renders
it unsuitable for house wear.
Amber jewelry grows in popularity.
Some of the new designs in brooches and
hair ornaments are exquisite.
Much Oriental color is employed for
indoor dresses, and the Eastern tissues
are extensively used for evening toilets.
To make the tailor suit of cloth light
and comfortable, the best tailors use silk
for the foundation Of the entire costume.
White undressed kid gloves are worn
by brides, and the shoes may be Of
white kid or of the materials of the
dress.
Long white silk gloves are very stylish
for young girls, and if they have a lace
insertion and edging they are even more
desirable.
India silks are seen in pale, delicate
tints of pink, yellow, blue, straw color,
and lilac, which, when combined, blend
most admirably.
Moss green velvet and black lace are
f~ashionably combined on some of the
new bounets. Jet buckles and cresents
give the needed finish.
Silver braid, p~assementeris, spangles
and silver thread cmbroideries are seen
on handsome gowns of tulle, crepe,
gauze and velvet for evening wear.
Small pufs are worn in the hair to
match each dress. Some of these are of
feathers and form a light aigrette. Others
consist of q tiny ribbon bow crossed by
a snowy pin.
Waists are no longer perfectly plain
They are either puffags, vests, limitation
c~orsets, OF inserted pieces in all shapes.
Various styles of revers are also seen on
the waists.
japanese embroidery is very effective
for wrappers when used as applique on
plain fabrics; the designs are joined, OF
left single at pleasure, and arc fastened
down under braid or embroidery.
Covert coats with Tapped seams are
still the most stylish short j.eket for
Y ung girls this coat is the most stylish
of brisque color. Horn and tortoise but
tons are used for the decoration Of their
double. breasted fronts.
This is a silver season, and all tulle and
evening dresses Of whatever sort are dec
grated with silver passementerie or EN-.
broidery whenever metal is used. With
white tulIe nothing could have a more
harmonious and pretty effect.
There are Oriental, Turkish, Syrian,
Grecian aud Bulgarian jackets. All arc
very short, and the sleeves are about a
hand long, with silk chemise sleeves fall
ing below. These jackets are of such
materials as Algerian tissues or embrot
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When one thinks that nobody cares for h m
and that he is alone in IL cod and selfish Wofla
he would do well to ask himself this quest on:
'What have | done to make anybody care for
and owe me, and to warm the word VITA
faith and generosity" 1t is generally the
case thai those who complain the most nave
done the least.
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1t was a very proper answer to him who
asked. WHY any man should he delighted with
beauty? That it was a question hat none but
a blind man could ask, since any beautiful
object doth so much attract. the sight of all
men that it is in man'sp power not to he pleased
will -
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A French journal describes a new
method of reading character, known as
s,scarpology.' 1t consists in a study of
the heels and >oles of shoes. If these
are worn down evenly Ties wearer is a
good business man, energetic and quick
in decision. If the outer side is worn
more than the inner he is of an adver-
turous turn Of mind. Weakness OF
character is indicated by a heel and sole
worn most on the inner side.
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is q myth. but solid reality will be known BY
those who write to Hallett & Co, Portland,
Maine, thereby learning, free, about WORK ma
reside, at d profit of from IS to $25 and up
wards daily. Some have carmen over DO II
q day. Capital not needed. Haliet& GO VIII
start you. All is new. Delay not. Pay also,
Iutelv sure from start. Wealth awaits every
worker. Both sexes. All ages.
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The most severe cough can at once be re-
moved by Red star Cough Cure. Give It 20
your child en- by all means" says Professor
Williams. ex-State Chem ST of Delaware, who
found it wonderfully efticacious. Price, only
TWENTY-FIVE cents for a bottle,
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SO, 900 were spentin ei5hteel years by Pro-.
C. A, D~ona.dson, Of Louisville. by, IN tryins
to get rid Of his rheumatism, but he found M
re if until at last he used st. Jacobs Oh,
which speedily cured him.
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Tne Clothes Of japanese Girls.

E#EH&&EET
Japanese young men Of fashion visit
the girls just as they do in this country,
take them out to restaurants and fill
them up with ice cream. They have
balls and parties where waltzing is in
dalged in ad | bitum. The waltz, how
tver, is a recent innovation, but is liked
by The japanese exceedingly. The cos
tunes Of the ladies in Japan are more in
consonance with the dress-reform move
naent than those of American and Euro
pean girls. FIRST Of all, no corset is
worn. The long silk sash supplies the
place of steel and whalebone. This sash
is wrapped round and round the waist
loosely, aud the ends hang down be-
hind. There is no large, elaborate bow
pinned against he back, like those seen
ID The representation of the "Mikado"
on our stage. Some of the ultra-fash-
ionable girls of Toxic, however, have
adopted a method OF making their waists
look smaller, according to the European
modes, but no corset is used--simply q
belt bucklcd around the waist. The la
dies are fond of picking the strings OF
he banjo, and are up to the times IN q
ashion which has been greatly in vogue
among American girls. Japanese girls
attire themselves in pretty much the
same underwear as American women,
but their stockings are built more on the
order Of a mitten fer the hand, there be-
ing d separate receptacle for the big toe.
u very curious fact the reporter gleaneo
from the interpreter was this; The Jap
anese think that all Europeans have very
old types of faces. Bdltimore Ne0s.
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LADIES, DEPARTMENT.
A Forgiveness.

1alia-And so you and Kate have
made all up?
sarah--Yes, we'vemade all up and are
il rood friends as ever. She kissed me
two or three times, and when SEE kissed
me / uas mad, and when / had to kiss
her / could have bitten her. We were
just as good friends as we used to be,
iii never forgive her.
Julia-Ycs, ! know exactly how you
felt, and of course any girl would feel
lust the same.-Boston Courier.
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After Diphtheria

The patient RECEIVERS strength slowly, as the system
is weak AMI debilitated, AMI the blood poi oned by
the ravages Of the disease. What is needed is a
good reliable tonic and blood purifier like Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which has just the elements OF strength
for the body, and vitality and richness for the
blood which soon bring back robust health. After
scarlet fever or pneumonia it is also of great benefit
after recover ny from q prolonged sickness with
diphtheria, and needing something to build me up,
I took two bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla. l felt
good re ults from the first dose. 1t seemed to so
from the top of my head to the ends of my toes L
know Hoods sarsaparllla is a good thing. H.
srRATToN, Druggist, Westneld. Mass.
upon our little girl, who had been sick with scar
let fever, the use OF Hoods Sarsaparilla was most
marvellous, entirely removing the poison from her
blood ami restoring her to good health. hooas
sarsaparilla deserves our highest praise IT,
S~TRATToN, Swampscott, Mass.
Hoods S~aFSa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s.. Prepared
by C.. /. HOOD & Co. Apothecarfes, Lowell, Mass.
100 noees One Dollar
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Were women allowed to vote, every one in
the land who has used DR.. Fierce's "Eavor.te
Pr. scriptionn wouFd vote it to be an unfailIng
remedy for the diseases peculiar TO her sex.
BY druggists.
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IF YOU feel as though water vas gathering
around the heart (heart-dropsyl Or have heart
rheumatism, palpitation OF the heart with suifo-
catfon.sympathetie heart trouble-Dr. kiimer's
OCEAN-WEED regulates, ~eorreets and cures
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If Sufferers from Consnmptlaa,

Scrofula, Bronc hits and General Debility will
try SCOTT's EMULSION of Col Liver Oil with
Rypep 1osphites, they will find immediate re-
lief and permanent bene It. The Medical Pro-
fession universally declare it a remedy of the
greatest value and very ralatable. Read: 81
have used Scott's Emulsion in several cases of
Sc1cfula and Debility in children. Results most
gratifying. My 1T lie pa ients take it with
pleasure."-W. "A. HUBERT, M. D.. Sails
bury, Ill, RI
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parsonage she is when On busy days she
may even be trusted with washing up the
breakfast thingsl
If all little girls were allowed these
early visits to the kitchen, with reaN par
ticipation in its work, the world woRld
not hear so much about undomes4icated
wives and housekeepers who cannot
teach their servants what they have
never learned themselves. - CasseR.
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Flow women WouId yote

IF anyo n says i'll of you, let your life be SO
that none will believe him,
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..No phrsie. Sir. in Mine!'

A good story comes mn tr 9Iat a ns boy moD 0oa5aeng
and constipating, and the learned Principal
d deeided to introduce some o,,d-style physie in
the apple-sauce, and await the happy results results
One bright lad, the smartest in sciiooi, dlseov.
back his plate, shouted to the pedagogue, n
physie. sir. in mine. My dad tod Be to use use
nuthin' but DR.. Pores 'PieasanG Purgatdse
charm!o They are anti-bilious, and purely
vegetable.
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Ifaf7icted with sore eyesuse DR. Isaac Tho1nr-
son S Eye -Water. Druggists sell at Csc. per bottle
Best, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. 50c.
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women as Physicians.

Women arc advancing year by year
nto the medical profession in Paris.
At the recent examination for the post
of house surgeons for the hospital a
young lady candidate won the highest
numbers. An uproar among the mule
students is expected when she is in
stalled. Many Of the older doctors are
of the same opinion as the Juniors, that
women are incapable of filling the posi-
ton. But the municipal council favors
the appointment of thoroughly trained,
women and are determined to give them
places. There are other warm advocates,
and among them n. German See, who
champions women doctors in particular
and the feminine intellect in general.
He declares that women are perfectly
fitted to be excellent house surgeons
that it would be signal injustice to. shut
them out; and ..e goes so far as to say
that not only is their intelligence as
subtle and their judgment as solid as that
Of men, but they are usually blessed with
greater attentive powers. This is praise
indeed, coming from such a man. No
doubt the admission of female doctors
into the hospitals will do much toward
futhering the interests of the sex as
general practitioners. So far, the preju
dice against them is very strong-all the
more inexplicabIe since, for certain
cases, women who have passed examina.
lion at the Maternife are largely EN-.
pIoyed by all classes.-Pdris Letter.
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A. Ghost

An exchange has an article on why Bees
Make Honey, They make it TO cell.
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Daughters. Wives and Mothers.
send for Pamphlet on Female Diseases. fres
securely sealed. Dr. J.. B. Marchisi. Utica, NY.
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The wings of a house ought to accelerate a
fight OF stairs.
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Ansels do not toll, but let their good works
crow ont of them-
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Making a Match.

There is no fountain so small but that
he. ven may be imaged in its bosom.
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Night keys, a a rule, have their hardest
Mork 10 do in the morning.
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gGs IN m RH FOR ALI. S3Oa week and expenses
" Afree. P.O, VICKERY. Augusta, Name
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SEEDS s s.' a g1..

0aas9n nsgaa Great English Gout and
Dk0I 3 Ss Rheumatic Remedy.
Oval Box, S1.OOs round. 80 ceaA
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The most striking view of a mule is a rear
view.
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m 70 So a day. Samples worth SL51 FRS4
Nh Lines not under the horses IseG Aaarsas
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toSoldlers & Heirs. SendstanD
PensiOnsiSiisssis:s zss;. T 2Sa; { 1 b'5
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n a aT 6 Obtalnst.. Send sfa'np sSf
- - Inventors Guide, L. bINa-
HAM. Patent Lawyer. Washington. D.o.
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AmRRRm@ and Morphine Habit cured I'm 10
HE&% #% toadays. Refer to 1900 patients clreo
MGH In all parts. DR. MARsH,Quf@ey Mic.
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The illustrious doctors dilemma is certain
IL an unpleasant one, emphasizing, as itdoes,
both his own honesty and the contemplate
prejudice and bigotry of English medical
men. The masses, however, having no SYM
pathySSith their nonsense, keep on using the
remedy he so highly recommends and get
we'll. while the rich n able depend upon
the prejudiced doctors and die!